Konkursy - ETER Anima Festival

Submit Your Film to ETER Anima Festival

We are opening submissions for the competitions of the ETER International Anima Festival. We are looking for animated films from Poland and around the world, created using
stop motion and computer animation techniques, as well as films aimed at young audiences. Submit your film to the International Main Competition,
the Polish Competition or the International Competition for Children.

The prize pool is PLN 10,000 / EUR 2,500.

We are looking for bold, authorial and distinctive animated films from around the world. We are interested in animation as a fully fledged language of cinema. Animation that experiments, tells stories, surprises with form and searches for its own rhythm. Films may be submitted to the competitions regardless of animation technique, including stop motion, drawn animation, puppet animation, cut out animation, 2D, 3D, mixed, experimental and hybrid techniques.

ETER Anima Festival 2026 will include three film competitions.

International Main Competition

A competition for authorial animated films from around the world. The Main Competition is divided into two categories: stop motion and computer techniques 3D.

Polish Animation Competition

A competition dedicated to Polish animation and creators connected with the Polish animation community. Eligible films include productions or co productions made in Poland, films by Polish filmmakers, works made at Polish film schools, art schools or higher education institutions, as well as films created by artists permanently active in the Polish animation scene.

International Children’s Film Competition

A competition for animated films aimed at young audiences and family viewers. The submitted film should be suitable for the age group indicated in the submission form.

Who Can Submit a Film?

A film may be submitted by its director, producer, distributor, film school, sales agent or another person or entity holding the rights to submit the film and authorize its public screening during the Festival.

The submitter must hold all rights, licences and permissions necessary for the film to participate in the Festival.

What Films Can Be Submitted?

Films submitted to the competitions must be animated films that:

were produced after 1 January 2025,
are no longer than 30 minutes,
are made using any animation technique,
do not need to have world, international or Polish premiere status,
have an active preview link in a quality of at least 720p,
are submitted in their original language version, with English subtitles if the film contains dialogue or text relevant to understanding the film and is not in English.

Submitting a film does not guarantee its selection for the Festival programme.

Submission Fees

Film submission is subject to a fee.

Earlybird: PLN 30 or EUR 7
Regular: PLN 50 or EUR 12

Payment of the submission fee is required for the film to be admitted to the selection process, but it does not guarantee selection for the competition. The submission fee is non refundable, except in cases specified by the Organizer or required by applicable law.

Selection

Competition films will be selected by the Selection Committee appointed by the Organizer. Submissions will be evaluated based on artistic, formal, technical and programme related criteria.

The Organizer may qualify a film for a different competition than the one selected by the submitter if the Organizer considers that the film better fits another competition section. The submitter will be informed of such decision.

Awards

The winners will be announced during the Closing Gala of ETER Anima Festival 2026.

The following main awards are planned as part of the competitions:

ETER Grand Prix for the best film across all competitions,
Best Stop Motion Film Award in the Main Competition,
Best 3D Animated Film Award in the Main Competition,
Main Award in the Polish Animation Competition,
Main Award in the International Children’s Film Competition..

Accreditations and Stay

The Organizer provides Festival accreditations for finalists. Subject to availability and organizational capacity, the Organizer may provide accommodation to selected representatives of films selected for the competitions, on terms agreed individually.

The Organizer does not cover transport costs.